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Marks & Spencer’s use of AdWords is trade mark infringement

  • Marks & Clerk LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 23 2013

In a High Court judgment handed down on 21st May 2013, Mr Justice Arnold found in favour of Interflora in its long-running litigation with Marks &

Cadbury wins the colour purple in the UK

  • Adams & Adams
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  • South Africa, United Kingdom
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  • May 14 2013

The recent ruling of the High Court in the United Kingdom in the matter of Société des Produits Nestlé SA v Cadbury UK Limited

English High Court allows ‘use of own name’ defence - Stichting BDO & Others v BDO Unibank Inc & Others

  • D Young & Co
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 2 2013

The Claimants are part of a network of accountancy and professional services firms who trade under the name 'BDO'. The First Claimant is the

High Court retains composure for composite mark assessment - Aveda Corporation v Dabur India Ltd

  • D Young & Co
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 2 2013

The English High Court has extended the protection potentially available to brands owners to include instances where marks similar to their own are

Misrepresentation

  • Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 2 2013

An action for passing off is flexible and is not confined to any particular means of misrepresentation. Doing of anything which would lead customers

Considering the "hypothetical negotiation" in determining damages for trade mark infringement in the UK on a notional royalty basis

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 2 2013

A recent case concerning trade mark infringement in the world of online gaming provides some useful guidance on the English court's approach to

Yell silenced on appeal

  • Barker Brettell LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 1 2013

Yelp! Inc ("the Applicant") applied on 17 December 2008 to register UK Trade Mark 2505006, YELP & Device (series of four, "the Mark"). The

High Court of England and Wales protects "Greek yoghurt”

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 30 2013

In Fage UK Ltd & Anor v Chobani UK Ltd & Anor 2013 EWHC 630 (Ch), the English High Court has found that the term "Greek yoghurt" has a particular

Scrabble tile trade mark no longer deemed registrable

  • Barker Brettell LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 29 2013

In the UK High Court case J.W. Spear & Sons Limited & Ors v Zynga, Inc. Mattel alleged that Zynga's board game 'Scramble with friends' infringed four

World IP Day - trade marks

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • April 26 2013

Today, World IP Day, we are looking at registered trade mark protection and some recent developments in the law of trade marks in Europe and the UK